tag:support.cocoatech.com,2011-10-03:/discussions/problems/89981-kernel-panic-when-changing-finder-integration-settingsPath Finder: Discussion 2018-02-14T17:17:54Ztag:support.cocoatech.com,2011-10-03:Comment/446677862018-02-05T18:10:08Z2018-02-05T18:10:09ZKernel Panic when changing Finder integration settings<div><p>Lately I've been experiencing some odd behavior with Path Finder. The main issue is that the program will cause the system to be non-responsive for several minutes when starting up. In trying to diagnose the issue, I've attempted a complete uninstall, which includes turning off the Path Finder desktop. Whenever I try to turn Path Finder's desktop off however, the system immediately kernel panics.</p>
<p>Path Finder Version 7.6.2<br>
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)<br>
macOS 10.12.6</p></div>Corey Perrigotag:support.cocoatech.com,2011-10-03:Comment/446677862018-02-05T21:19:18Z2018-02-05T21:19:19ZKernel Panic when changing Finder integration settings<div><p>I also wanted to note with the initial issue with non-responsiveness that the system isn't being unresponsive due to high load, Path Finder is having nearly zero impact on CPU usage. It's just a long period of unresponsiveness that seems to affect a lot of other functions like the Dock and system UI.</p></div>Corey Perrigotag:support.cocoatech.com,2011-10-03:Comment/446677862018-02-06T14:41:08Z2018-02-06T14:41:08ZKernel Panic when changing Finder integration settings<div><p>Hi Corey,</p>
<p>In case you've tried removing PathFinder preferences according to this instruction&nbsp;<br>
<a href="http://support.cocoatech.com/kb/installation-and-compatibility/how-do-i-completely-uninstall-path-finder">http://support.cocoatech.com/kb/installation-and-compatibility/how-...</a></p>
<p>Please also try following this instruction and check if the issue still persists:&nbsp;<br>
<a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063">https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063</a></p>
<p>Let me know how it goes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Best Regards,<br>
Jordan<br>
Path Finder Support Team</p></div>Path Finder Support Teamtag:support.cocoatech.com,2011-10-03:Comment/446677862018-02-06T18:11:24Z2018-02-06T18:11:24ZKernel Panic when changing Finder integration settings<div><p>Hello, I tried clearing the NVRAM as suggested, but it didn't seem to change much. Path Finder is still hanging on startup, and the system still crashed when trying to re-enable the Finder desktop. The only difference that I was able to notice was that the system didn't give me a kernel panic screen and instead cut directly to black and quickly restarted.</p></div>Corey Perrigotag:support.cocoatech.com,2011-10-03:Comment/446677862018-02-06T20:19:07Z2018-02-06T20:19:07ZKernel Panic when changing Finder integration settings<div><p>Hi,&nbsp;</p>
<p>Sorry for having it suggested in such case.&nbsp;Please follow this instruction and check if the issue still persists:&nbsp;</p>
<ol>
<li>
<p>Open your terminal and paste the following command to check if Path Finder has been slapped with the quarantined extended attribute:<br>
xattr /Applications/"Path Finder.app"</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>If you see <code>com.apple.quarantine</code> returned as output from that last command, then go ahead and run this next command:<br>
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/"Path Finder.app"</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>You won't get any feedback or output from that command, but that's okay because you can just run the first command again to see for yourself if the <code>com.apple.quarantine</code> attribute shows up again. It shouldn't, and now Path Finder is freed from Apple quarantine jail. Restart your PathFinder now.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Let me know how it goes.</p>
<p>Best Regards,<br>
Jordan<br>
Path Finder Support Team&nbsp;</p></div>Path Finder Support Teamtag:support.cocoatech.com,2011-10-03:Comment/446677862018-02-07T17:58:51Z2018-02-07T17:58:52ZKernel Panic when changing Finder integration settings<div><p>Just gave it a shot, the jail was indeed the case. After turning it off, I'm still getting significant system slowdown when starting the application, but the system was fine after I disabled Path Finder's desktop.</p></div>Corey Perrigotag:support.cocoatech.com,2011-10-03:Comment/446677862018-02-07T18:36:42Z2018-02-07T18:36:44ZKernel Panic when changing Finder integration settings<div><p>Another update, after a verification test, I attempted to close Path Finder without having modified any settings since launching, and that caused the system to kernel panic again. I confirmed that the system didn't re-jail the app for some reason.</p></div>Corey Perrigotag:support.cocoatech.com,2011-10-03:Comment/446677862018-02-08T19:24:04Z2018-02-08T19:24:04ZKernel Panic when changing Finder integration settings<div><p>Hi,</p>
<p>May I ask you to also disable, in case such settings are enabled:&nbsp;<br>
- "Hide Finder's Desktop" at PathFinder &gt; Preferences &gt; Finder (I suppose it's already disabled if you are not using PF's desktop);&nbsp; - "Set as the default file browser" at PathFinder &gt; Preferences &gt; General.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Let me know if that makes a difference.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Best Regards,<br>
Jordan<br>
Path Finder Support Team</p></div>Path Finder Support Teamtag:support.cocoatech.com,2011-10-03:Comment/446677862018-02-09T18:38:39Z2018-02-09T18:38:41ZKernel Panic when changing Finder integration settings<div><p>Hello, I attempted to do this this morning.</p>
<ul>
<li>Path Finder was already not set as the default file browser.<br></li>
<li>I noticed that Hide Finder's Desktop was re-enabled for some reason. Attempting to turn it off again results in the original kernel panic, which is leaving me thoroughly confused.</li>
</ul></div>Corey Perrigotag:support.cocoatech.com,2011-10-03:Comment/446677862018-02-09T19:02:04Z2018-02-09T19:02:04ZKernel Panic when changing Finder integration settings<div><p>Hi,</p>
<p>In this case, it's necessary to delete the "com.cocoatech.PathFinder.plist" preferences file.&nbsp;<br>
This should fix the "default file browser" issue. Having done that, stay away from that checkbox in Preferences, I believe this is going to help.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Let me know how it goes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Best Regards,<br>
Jordan<br>
Path Finder Support Team</p></div>Path Finder Support Teamtag:support.cocoatech.com,2011-10-03:Comment/446677862018-02-13T17:48:00Z2018-02-13T17:48:01ZKernel Panic when changing Finder integration settings<div><p>I managed to get the program into a decently stable state. The "Hide Finder's Desktop" checkbox refused to uncheck because I had the Path Finder desktop option checked, which for some reason clearing the plist preferences didn't help. It doesn't seem to kernel panic anymore, nor does it lag the system when the program starts up.</p></div>Corey Perrigotag:support.cocoatech.com,2011-10-03:Comment/446677862018-02-13T17:52:54Z2018-02-13T17:52:57ZKernel Panic when changing Finder integration settings<div><p>Spoke too soon, the system will lag after clicking around through some directories, but at this point, I'm just glad I could reenable the regular Finder desktop.</p></div>Corey Perrigo